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vietnamese noodle salad
Growing up in Miami I had very little access to Asian food (greasy Chinese takeout was pretty much it) and I never really knew what Vietnamese cuisine was until I [...]
Archive for March, 2008
breakfast, entree, recipe
asparagus & polenta poached eggs
Monday nights are always late ones. I always do my weekly shopping after work and usually get home pretty late. That’s why Monday dinners must take 20 minutes or less, [...]
dessert, recipe
heidi’s triple chocolate cookies
Tom and I were at the supermarket Saturday night because we were running low on milk for our Sunday morning coffee. We had made an early dinner of seafood sausages, [...]
dessert, recipe
almond nectarine crumble
It’s not exactly stone fruit season here, but it is in Chile. And while I know it’s not exactly environmentally friendly to buy fruit that’s traveled from another continent, my [...]
entree, recipe
apricot sriracha glazed pork cutlets
I’ve mentioned before that I’m mildly obsessed with Sriracha. It’s not just a hot sauce of the eye-watering, nose-running variety, though it is pretty darn hot. It has a subtle [...]
entree, recipe
basil lime shrimp with plantains
I love plantains. They can be prepared both green (startchy) or over-ripe (sweet). They’re rich in fiber and potassium which makes them a nutritious vegetable, but the sweet ones taste [...]
entree, recipe
simple pot beans
Tom thought I was insane when he opened my order from Rancho Gordo. He pulled bag after bag of heirloom beans from the DHL box, laughing the entire time. He [...]
entree, recipe
sausage & maize tacos
Sometimes the best meals are the ones you have to invent. I haven’t been to the grocery store since well before my trip to Austin and the fridge and pantry [...]
entree, recipe
brussel sprout bacon & eggs
I was in Austin the past few days for the SxSW Interactive Festival and I’m exhausted! I had 5 days of panels and networking and 5 nights of beer and [...]
entree, recipe
weeknight meatballs
Weeknights usually mean shortcuts. For example, I love meatballs but don’t have time to make them, then brown them, then let them simmer unless it’s a lazy Sunday. So, I [...]
entree, recipe
grown-up grilled cheese
Lately, paninis are everywhere I look. On the cover of Gourmet, inside Food & Wine, on the internet. Last night, I felt the need to satisfy the grilled sandwich craving. [...]
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